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VOLUME 28. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, AUGUST 5,1869. NUMBER 51.
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MISCELLANY.
DEATH OF A HERMIT?A
ROMANTIC STORY.
On Sunday evening last an old man
framed Daniel Botngardner, who for
Uany years lived by himself in a little
hat on the bank of the Sandusky river,
above Ballville, departed this life. He
If iW TTCJ1 AIIV/ FT U l/jr UUl UiblAVUr^ QUU
toemed as an honest and upright citifced
; yet, while all knew how he lived,
fa# knew the reasons for his hermit life.
was one of those singular cases, now
ted then developed, wnich give zest to
the declaration oftentimes that "truth is
stranger than fiction." From one who
was a near neighbor we gather the following
particulars:
He was bom on the 10th of April,
1782, near Frederick, Frederick county,
Maryland and was consequently in
his eighty-ninth year at the time of his
death. He was the youngest son, and
his father, who had been quite wealthy
tioviner nrnvwtivt fnr fhft rpat of thfl fa
? ?6 ?
mily, reserved the home farm for the
youngest son. He married, and residing
on the farm, had'gatbered six children,
when the father was induced to indorse
for a son in law who absconded leaving
him to pay the debt, in doing which
Daniel was left penniless. His wife,
whoso parents were wealthy, occasionally
taunted Daniel with his poverty; yet he,
senitive and high spirited though he was
poor, bore it until one day, about fifty
years ago. He had taken his horses
and started to the field to plow, but,
brooding over the matter, tied them to
the fence iu the field and determined
to quit the country. He turned his
back upon his house, wife and children
and friendr, and never more was seon
in Frederick. His absence occasioned
alarm and inquiry, but bis whereabouts
wero not known. Wandering
about the country for some years, he
finally, forty-three years ago, took up
his residence in Ballvillo township.?
For nine years he lived in the family
of John G. Hideout, of Ballvillo, and
then he built for himself the little hut
in which he resided at the time of his
death For thirty-three years he lived
there alone, seeking no information of
his friends, nor extending to them any
knowledge of his whereabouts. Nine
or ten years ago, however, ouc of our
old citizens, who formerly had lived in
Maryland, was back there on a visit,
and hearing some conversation one day
in relation to some one who had disan
peared from the neighborhood 60 many
yeare before, and who had never been
heard from, inquired his name, and on
being told it, recognized him as the hermit
Bomgardner. Daniel's oldest daughter
had marreid well, and upon learning
that her father was still living, wrote to
him to return, and subsequently her
husband, about eight years ago, paid
tho old man a visit, and endeavored to
got him to return with him, but all to
no purpose. Another effort was made
about five years ago by a grandson, who
visited him to get him to return, but he
was resolute and would not. And so the
years rolled od ; the old man grew older,
and the onco herculean frame became
tremulous and fragile, yet still he
maintained his solitary and secluded
life. A few weeks ago he grew sick,
but he remained about his home until
about a week before his death, when
he became so weak that he bad to take i
bis bed. He was tneu r?movc<l 'i36
residence of Mr. John Moore, where
kind hands ministered to his wants, and
when the death damp gathered on bis
brow and the feeble pulse ceased to beat,
strangers' hands performed the sad
ofUce that loving hands fain would
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last-?Fremont (Ohio) Journal
Remedy yoe k Bone Felon.?Fill
a bag that would admit two fingers with
coarse brown sugar; insert the fiuger
and keep the sugar saturated with
spirits of turpentine. A lady of Ches*
ter, S, says she has witnessed several
cures by this Bimple means.
A habit in a child is at first like a
spider's web; if neglected, it becomcB a
I thread of twine ; next, a cord or rope;
finally, a cable; and then who can break.
it?
TATTLERS.
"Oh, could ihere in this world be found,
Some little spot of happy ground,
Where village pleasures might go round,
Without the \illago tattling.
| How doubly blest that spot would bo,
Where all might dwell in liberty,
Free from the bitter misery
Of gossip's endless prattling'"
Every community is cursed by the
presence of a class of people who make
it their business to attend to every body's
business but their own. Such people
are the meanest specimens of depraved
humanity which an all-wise Providence
permits to exist on this cursed
earth. It is well-known that almost
every person is sometimes disposed to
speak evil of others; and tattling is a
sin from whioh very few can claim to
be entirely exempt. But the object of
our present article is to speak of that
distinct class of tattlers who make tale
bearing the constant business of their
lives. They pry into the private affairs
of every family in the neighborhood,
they know the exact state of one neighbor's
feelings toward another; they understand
every body's faults, and no
little blander or misdemeanor ever escapes
their vigilant watchfulness. They
are particularly well posted up on every
thing connected with courtship and
matrimony, know who are going to marry
whom, and can guess the exact time
when it will take place. They watch
every movement of parties suspected of
matrimonial intentions, and if there is
the slightest ebb ace to create a disturbance,
excite jealousy or "break up" a
match, they take immediate advantage
of it, and do all in their power to keep
people in a constant state of vexation.
They glide quietly from gentleman to
lady, from mother to daughter, from father
to son, and in the ears of all they
pour their dark, bitter whispers of slander
and abuse and at the same time
pretend to be the most sincere friend
of those they talk to. Their black and
nauseous pills of malicious slander are
sugar coated with smiles and honeyed
words of friendship.
Tattlers are confined to no particular
class of society. They belong to all
classes, and operate in all. We find
them rich and poor?"upper ten" and
tn ;u:? H _i 1,
ine "lower ujiijiuu, in tuu vuuiuu auu
out of it. They are people who have
no higher ambition than to be well informed
in regard to other people's private
business, to retail scandal to their
neighbors, and exult in fiendish triumph
over the wounded feelings and bruised
hearts of their innocent victims. Beauless
old maids and childish matrons
make the most accomplished scandal
mongers in the world. They seem to
take to tattling from the promptings of
a natural instinct, and they prosecute
it with an energy that would do infernal
honor to their great leader?the
prince of darkness himself. Our contempt
for such graceless creatures
knows no bounds and we can find no
words in which to express its infamy.
What punishment they deserve we cannot
know; but God knows, and as sure
as his eternal justico reigns, they will
receive a retribution proportioned to
the magnitude of their offences against
the laws of God and the interests of humanity.
Tragedy in Georgia.?A recent
letter from Waynesboro', Burke county,
Ga., to the Augusta Chronicle gives the
following as a true storyt
" About the ciose of th? late war there
was a Mrs. J living In the lower
section of this county. She was considered
a lady of refinement, and known
to be wealthy. She had a short time
before lost her husband. She allowed
a Dr. G- to take up his abode under
her roof. This Doctor is a married
man and a father, I believe of four children.
Nevertheless his home he seems
finally to have abandoned, together with
his wife and children, and rumor has it
that he and the young rich widow lived
as husband and wife, he taking possession
of her houses, lands and cotton
bales, driving fine horses and living in
an extravagant style. Such open faced
infamy was a little more than the good
people of the neighborhood could bear
^ with patience, and tlicy repeatedly en
deavored to procure testimony with
which to take the case before the Grand .
Juiy. But the difficulty of getting sufficient
evidence to convict, prevented j
these good intentions being carried out. |
So things went on. The people talked
and blamed, but nothing could be done (
The abandoned wife of G left her |
home and children, and driven to de- <
spair by the bad conduct of G??, be- |
came an outcast. Yesterday the com- |
munity was startled by the announce- ]
ment of the death of Mrs. J , the i
rich widow, by poison, and it is said <
that G took enough of the tea that
poisoned her, to make him very sick,
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PROSPECTIVE. j
Considering the damage dono to the ]
crop this year by bad seasons, we must
come to the conclusion that it will be :
a small one. We think the same result j
may be expected every year. Our pres- ]
ent supply of labor it is well known and t
conceeded, will house only a certain j
amount of cotton?something over two
million bales, and this years crop will
probably reach th? figure. If we make s
more it cannot be gathered, and this well t
known fact has kept, and will keep,
cotton up, at near its present figure, pro?
vided we are wise, and retain the control
of the speculator and the market, *
which we now enjoy.
To do this, and always be indepen
dent, it is necessary tnai tne agriculturalists
should turn his strictest atteu- a
tion to the resources of his laud; and
particularly to the discovery, and utilisation
of the wealth of fertility which it ?
contains. To depend less on labor and J
more on manure?one is very uncertain; ?
tho other, is certain as any human event
can be. Search the laud intelligently, J
an J perseveringly, and it will yield its
treasures. Mar! beds, and the most
valuable vegetable deposits, rre to bo ^
found scattered over the country in all ^
directions. Our creeks, marshes, hays,
aDd swamps, contain large quantities of
a more fertile manure than Guano.?
Bring these deposits to light; make use of ,
them, and vou have alrcadytaken a long
* * a
step in the direction of independent. ^
Our planters are gradually embracing ^
the idea of farming which obtai ns at
the North and in Europe. It is the f
idea of less labor, more manures, and an r
intelligent rotation of crops. If we will T
make our own manures, our own corn in y
sufficient quantity, raise our own meat, r
and if possible develope our stock rais- v
ing facilities, the sceptre of "king cotton"
can never pass from our grasp, and ^
we will always be in a position to con- y
trol its price.
Our social and labor systems will for
atime operateagainstthisdcvelopement. ^
Idleness and crime must be put down
with a strong hand, and to do this the
honest, and industrious of both race
must band together; their interest are
identical?they, are in tho same boat, g
and their duty to themselves, and to ^
society, imperatively demands that no
means bo left untried, to punish the c
mid-night prowlers who will soon de- ^
scend on our field like a swarm of locusts;
unless we have the energy, and honest i
manhood, to meet them with swift and
sure punishment. \
We have our destiny in our own \
hands! Let the lights of science and
experience direct our labor, and the j
developement of the hidden wealth n
which our land contains. Do not stick
to old notions simply because they are a
old notices! Move forward with the age!
and this cotton country will Boon be the J
"El Dorado" of America. t
If we seek Happiness in bj and forbidden
paths we shall not find her. We rj
must travel the pathway she travels, of
honor and virtue, and then we shall
meet her. ^
An Irishman went to live in Scotland *
for a short time,but didn't like the coun- f
try. "I was sick all the time I was
there," said he; "and if I had lived ^
there till this time, I'd been dead a (
year ago !" y
When a man does what ho likes, and
gets paid for it, he has found his voca- (
tion, ^
Nelly's Temptation and Peayer.
?Little Nelly was five years old. Her
toother had taken great pains to instill
into her'mind principles of right and
truth.
One day she stood at the door of tho
lining-room, looking with great earnestness
at a basket of fine peaches which
iras on the table. Nelly knew she
should not touch them without leave,
but the temptation was strong. Soon
ber mother, who was watching her from
inother room saw her bow her head and
icW^her face with her little hands.
"What ails yon, Nelly ?" she asked.
The child started, not knowing she
tras watcocd.
"0, mother," she exclaimed, "I wantjd.so
much to take one of the peaches;
lut firtt I thought I would ask God if
jo had any objections."
"Dear little Nelly ! what a path of
ntegrity and honor will be yours through
ife, if, in all your conduotyou seek your
Efcavenly Father's will, do no action
ipon which you cannot seek bis blessngs."
A MAMAiW n?A?A^Aii AAm>ia/1 llMO WAV
A JUUUg |fl?avu&! vauigu vtuvw uvn
cholars into a Sunday-school, where
hey were asked their names :
"What is your name ?"
"Dan," replied the first one.
"Oh, no; your name is Daniel, say it
iow.M
"Daniel."
"Yes; well, Daniel take your seat."
"And what is your name?" was
sked of number two.
"Sam," said he
"Oh, dear, no; it is Samuel; sit down
iamuel. And now let us hear what
our namr. is, my bright little fellow ?"
aid he, turning to the third.
With a grin of self-satisfaction, the
oung feffrow replied:
"Jimuel, your honor."
Are the Angels Wiiite??A litle
boy having said that the snow was
eautiful beoause it was white like the
ngels, his mother asked hira, " wnat
lakes you think the angels are white ?"
"Why, mamma," he replied, "don't
he Bible say of the angel who rolled
way the stone from the sepulchre, that
is countenance was like lightning and
is raiment white as snow f"
I love that little boy for his thoughtulness.
He might have given another
eason for his belief that angels are
rhite. They are sinless creatures, and
rhite is the color which represents puity.
If children are puro, they, too,
rill appear white as snow when they go
o live with the white-robed angels in
leaven. May our blessed Jesus make
ou all pure in heart.?S. S. Adxocate.
Common Absurdities.?To say afer
anything that happens, "I knew it
raa goiDg to take place."
To ask a merchant if the articles he
ells you is of the first quality.
To carry ','brioks" in your hat and
latter yourself you can keep them hidlen
from the world.
To think you must win a lawsuit beause
you have the law and evidence on
rour side.
To put salt in your^soup before you
lave tested it.
To tell a person of whom you would
>orrow money that you urgently need
t.
To think that the great difficulty in
ife is tq find opportunity for the talent,
,nd not talent for the opportunity.
To make a foolish "match" and then
sk a friend's opinion of it.
To say that you have "no leisure,"
nstcad of that you havo no disposition
o improve your mind or to do good.
"I want the spirit that will look
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temptation in uie muo nuu q<*j
jone !'" said a boy to his sister.
"And one thing more?you want Bide
spectacles to know Temptation when
le comes, answered his sister, "for he
loes not always show his colors."
"I don't believe it's nny use in this
vaccination," said a Yankoe; "I had a
:bild yacoinatcd, and he fell out of a
vindow a week after, and got killed."
"Shall I cut tbo loin of mutton sadllcwi8e?"
No, cut itbridlewise for then
we may get a bit in our mouths."
SOUTHERN STOCK !
AND
Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Capital stock 1st January, 1869, $289,100.00
Assets over 400,000.00
PRINCIPAL OFFICES.
Louisville, Ky.
Memphis, Tenn.
Atlanta, Geo.
OFFICES ATLANTA DEPARTMENT.
Gen. J. B. GORDON, President.
Gen. A. H.COLQUITT, I vl(.? Pp(10:jpnfa
Hon. B. H. HILL, | Vice Prefl,de"t8W.
C. MORRIS, Secretary.
REFERENCES.
Messrs. John Frazer & Co., Charleston, S. C.
Gen. Wade Hampton, Columbia, S. C. 51
Clesn T_ R_ Iforthnw flnmrffln. S. n.
Gen. S. McGowan, Abbeville, S, C.
Hon. H. V. Johnson, Augusta, Ga.
Hon. Robert Toombs, Washington, Ga.
Gen. John S. Prcsion, Columbia, S. C.
Messrs. Willis & Chisolm, Charleston, S. C.
Col. N. G. W. Walk-.r, Sheriff, Barnwell S. C.
I. N. Teague, Judge Probate, Barnwell, S. C.
Hon. A. r. Aldricn, Barnwell, S. C.
Col. James Patterson, late Commissioner in
Equily, Barnwell, S. C. t
Kinds of Policies issued by this Compa- ]
ny. I
To any on" on his or her life, payable at
death to tbo legal representative 01 the as- (
sured.
To a wife on the life of a husband.
To a husband on the life of a wife, payable J
to him at her death.
To creditors on the lives of debtors. i
To Churches on the lives of their Ministers.
Also, ENDOWMENT POLICIES, securing
to the party insured the amount payable
at daath, or at any age between forty and
seventy-five. j
Also, Children's Endowment Policies, se- '
curing to a child the sum assured, upon arri ,
ving at a certain age?18, 21 or 25 .
Also, non-forleiting Life Policies. All .
premiums to eease after five or ten payments. '
PBE51IUM8
May be paid on Life Policies annually or
semi-annually or the premiums for the whole life
may be paid in five or ten annual payments,
or all premiums may cease on reaching
45, 50, 56, 60, 65, 70 or 75 years oi age. r
WHO SHOULD IN8URE?
The rich and the poor; the clergyman tnd j
the laymen; the physician, the lawyer, tha '
merchant, the mechanic and the laborer.- c
Eve?7 one having a family dependent upon
him tor support should effect an insurance on
his life for their benefit in case of his decease; *
the rich, because they bavo the meana'to provide
against the chances of fortune;~the poor
man can spaic a little every year for the future
wants of those who may, be Ieftdesthute,
the professional man, while in life and health,
finds a sure means of support for his familv,
yet he rarely accumulates a fortune: the salaried
man, because none are more exposed to
the changes and vicissitudes of fortune. In
short, Life Assurance is applicable to all cir- ,
cumstnnces in life. '
AN EXCELLENT FEATURE.
The character of this compony specially provides
that a wife can insure the life of the
nusband for the benefit of herself and children,
tVcc from any claims, dues or demands of his
creditors in case her husband should die in
debt or the estate become insolvent. '
H- M. MYERS, Jr., Attorney at Law,
Barnwell, S. C., Special Agent. *
J. H. MILLER, No. 207? Broad Street,
Augusta, Ga., General Agent.
Dr. S. BARUCH, Examining Physician.
May 6. 3m
" Save your Family from want by <
Insuring your Life,"
THE LOUISIANA EQUITABLE
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, j
OF NEW ORLEANS, j
HAVING A CASH CAPITAL OF
500.000 DOLLARS.
OFFERS to its Southern patrons a reliable
Home Company, in which can be efiected
every species of Life Insurance at the J
at the most reasonable rate <
Al! policies non forfeitable, and the earn- <
ings of the Company annually divided on the ^
strictly mutual plan.
OFFICERS.
JOSEPH ELLISON. President.
W. S. DIKE, Vice Presideut.
W. P. HARPER, Secretary.
S. C. DEARING, Goneral Agent.
G. A. BREAUX, Attorney.
Directors?John Pemberton, E. A-. Tyler, C.
H. Slocumb. F. Delbordis, George A. Fos- .
dick, W. S. Pike, J. W. Stone, A Thompson,
D. B. Penn, Edward Rigney. W. B.- ]
Schmidt, Alexander Marks, C. E. Rigney,
A. M. KENNEDY.
Agent for Kershaw District. t
Dr. A. A. MOORE, Medical Examiner,
c. 24. tf*
NON-EXPLOSIVE
KEROSENE OIL,
THIS is the best Oil made, and by the i
5 or 10 Gallons, or by the Barrel we
will sell as cheap as it can be
bought inOharlcston. Also a large sop- i
ply of LA MPS, &C. '
HODGSON & DUNLAP.
1
LEITNER & DUNLAP,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW '
AND
SOLICITORS IN EQUITY.
WILL practice in tho Courts of Kershaw,
Sumter, Lancaster and Richland 1
Districts.
Ofioe?Broad-st., Camden, S. C.
W. 55. LEITNER, J. D. DUNLAP
Feb. 11 6m.
Quinine.
JUST received a large lot of Quinine,
which we will sell oheap for Cash.?
Persons wanting this article had better
lay in a supply for the summer, as it is
li kely to bo higher.
^ HODGSON & DUNLAP.
SOUTH CAROLINARAILROAB.
fmtgSr0Z
Gen'l. Supt's. Office,
Charleston, Feb. 18,1868.
ON and after SUNDAY, February
14, the Trains of the Camden
Branch of the Sonth Carolina Railroad
will run as follows:
On Mondays, Wednesdays and 8atai<days.
'
Leave Kingville ....4.20 p. m.
Arrive at Camden ,....7.00 p, m.
Leave Camden 6.85 a. m.
Arrive at Kingville...:.: 9.20 a: m.
H. T. PEAKE,
General Superintendent.
TTfih 18. ;
DENTISTRY,
I. H. ALEXANDER.
DENTIST.
TEETH Cleaned, Filled, Extracted,
ind Artificial Teeth, inserted in the
LATEST IMPROVED STYLE, for
;he LOWEST CASH PRICES.
Patients waited npon at their reallence
if reqneted. *
Office, on Broad Street, shore J. M.
Leerand's Jewelry shoo.
Office honrs, from 9 A. M., to 2 P.
M., and from 3 to 6 P. M.
.
PARKER'S BREECH-LOADING
m\mv rardri ?.n smvr fiimr.
vvuuuu unuuuiiuu uuvi uuuut
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rhe latest, best and cheapest made. Uaea
iny ammunition. Prices, complete, 970 to
(95. Address
W. H. GIBBES, Colombia,
or BISSEL ft CO., Charleston.
Feb. 25. 3m
Condition Powders,
rHESE Powders will cure most of the
liseases to which Horses and Cattle are
iable, also improve thei appetite and
ipirita. They are mneff superior to any
)ther in use. No Planter or Fanner
ihould be without them.
Prepared and sold by
HODGSON k DTJNLAP.
HOSTETTERS
And Plantation Bitters
&ND all of the most popular PATENT
MEDICINES. For Sale by
HODGSON & DUNLAP.
TVTTTl TT 1 IffCI
jL'Uxvria.iu o
Smoking Tobacco.
FUST received a large lot of this popllar
Smokiog Tobacco.
HODGSON & DUNLAP.'
Sweet Oil,
STARCH, PEPPER and SPICES,
>f all aorta. For Sale by . . .
HODGSON & DUNLAP.
Perfumery,
COLOGNES, Extracts, Fine Toilet
soaps and Brushes io large variety and
Styles. For Sale by : ?
HODGSON & DUNLAP.,
Notice.
\LL persons indebted to or having
jlaims against the estate of John Brown,
lcceased,are hereby requested to present
he same properly attested, on or befbfo
be 20th day of December, A. D. 1869
D. P. BUSH, Adm'r.
April 1, 8m
F. J. COLLIER & CO'S
PRESCRIPTION STORE:
PERSONS wishiog PRESCRIPTIONS
ailed, will be accommodated
it all hours.
Having just received a freah supply
)f
DRUGS AND MEDICINES.
vo are prepared to accommodate all
vho may favor us with a call.
May 13. tf.
Corn and Bacon!
WE are still receiving supplies of Cora
md Bacon which wo will sell at Charles.
;on prices with aotual expenses added.
HODGSON & DUNLAP.
NOTICE. 7"
ALL persons having demands against
the estate of John Kirlrland, deceased*
will present them duly attested withity
the time prescribed by law. This ao?
tice will be plead in bar of those whc
fail to comply, lncse indebted to tbe-<
said estate will make immediate pay-,
meet to
JESSE A. KIRKLAND,
AAA packages of JEWELL BROS.
/wUU celebrated Self-LeaveniDg, or
Seif-Raising Flour,jiast received. Try
it. JAMES JONE&